10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 36 Facts

5. Dolph Ziggler Is Here To Show The World

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There's something very 'Dolph Ziggler' about this. For years and years, The Show-Off put his body on the line to make everyone around him look like gold, bumping his arse off and gaining the respect of all and sundry along the way. Ziggler had all the tools to be a major star, although the use of the past tense there is doing the man a disrespect. He still possesses those same tools.

Even so, his career has been blighted by bad luck at every turn. Ziggler's famous capturing of the World Heavyweight Championship in 2013 should have been the catalyst for a sustained run at the top, but a concussion swaggered in to stall that momentum. Every time it looked like it was going Ziggler's way, an obstacle showed up to dent that run. Heading into 2020, Dolph Ziggler was nine WrestleManias deep without a singles match in sight.

Enter Otis.

Otis and Dolph Ziggler went one on one at WrestleMania 36, giving Ziggler his first 'Mania singles match in the process. He lost, of course, but this was still a major achievement that the man behind the character deserved. A singles match at the Show of Shows is something everyone in wrestling strives for.

The fact that it took place in front of zero fans is a genuine shame.

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